EP1288598A3 - Refrigerator door assembly and method of making same - Google Patents

Refrigerator door assembly and method of making same Download PDF

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EP1288598A3
EP1288598A3 EP02018854A EP02018854A EP1288598A3 EP 1288598 A3 EP1288598 A3 EP 1288598A3 EP 02018854 A EP02018854 A EP 02018854A EP 02018854 A EP02018854 A EP 02018854A EP 1288598 A3 EP1288598 A3 EP 1288598A3
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cabinet
door assembly
refrigerator door
main body
making same
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EP1288598A2 (en
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John M. Antos
James C. Butler
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Thetford Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/10—Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25D2500/02—Geometry problems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)

Abstract

A door assembly (12) for a refrigerator having a cabinet (14) with a cabinet opening (18), a cabinet height and a cabinet width includes a main body portion (26) and a cap portion (28). The main body portion (26) has a door height and a door width generally corresponding in size to the cabinet height and the cabinet width, respectively. The cap portion (28) is secured to and upwardly extends from the main body portion (26). The cap (28) is configured to substantially cover a plurality of control elements (16) upwardly extending from the cabinet (14) when the door assembly (12) is articulated to a closed position.
EP02018854A 2001-08-24 2002-08-23 Refrigerator door assembly and method of making same Withdrawn EP1288598A3 (en)

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DE2448762A1 (en) * 1973-10-15 1975-04-17 Dkk Scharfenstein Veb Refrigerator door with chamber - uses shaped piece of injection-moulded inner lining, with caps closing bounding web of jacket metal sheet
GB2052249A (en) * 1979-06-23 1981-01-28 Westfalia Werke Knoebel Mounted refrigerators in cabinets
US4583796A (en) * 1982-11-15 1986-04-22 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Insulated door
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US2596706A (en) * 1949-06-23 1952-05-13 Truman J Mcclure Door mounting
DE2448762A1 (en) * 1973-10-15 1975-04-17 Dkk Scharfenstein Veb Refrigerator door with chamber - uses shaped piece of injection-moulded inner lining, with caps closing bounding web of jacket metal sheet
GB2052249A (en) * 1979-06-23 1981-01-28 Westfalia Werke Knoebel Mounted refrigerators in cabinets
US4583796A (en) * 1982-11-15 1986-04-22 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Insulated door
FR2653214A1 (en) * 1989-10-16 1991-04-19 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Refrigerating appliance, particularly household refrigerator or household deep freeze

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